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Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain
phys.org

Did Earth get its water from… the Sun?
cosmosmagazine.com

How to Read a Jellyfish’s Mind
caltech.edu

A newly discovered cryosphere-dwelling yeast stays alive by making ethanol
massivesci.com

Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
theguardian.com

How the Ancient Romans Went to the Bathroom
smithsonianmag.com

One Lonely, Wealthy Man’s Crusade Against the Polio Vaccine
slate.com

Huge Roman Mosaic Depicting Scenes From the ‘Iliad’ Found Beneath U.K. Field
smithsonianmag.com

Parker Solar Probe sets new distance and speed records on solar slingshot
newatlas.com

Video: Do You Have An Unrelated Identical Twin? [47:09]
youtube.com

This decorated mammoth ivory pendant is 41,500 years old
arstechnica.com

The Biro, the invention that changed the writing game
newatlas.com

The surprising ancient history of the hedge apple
nationalgeographic.com

Canada’s Maple Syrup Cartel Will Release 50% of Its Sugary Reserves Amid Shortfall
gizmodo.com

Why insects are more sensitive than they seem
bbc.com

Video: We Built An Unrideable Bike To Show How Bikes Work [11:21]
youtube.com

Shock AI Discovery Suggests We’ve Not Even Discovered Half of What’s Inside Our Cells
sciencealert.com

It’s Time to Stop Doing Anti-Satellite Tests
universetoday.com

Astronomers Find a Blazing Hot Planet That Orbits Its Star in Just 16 Hours
scitechdaily.com

The Woman on the Bridge
nytimes.com

This MiG Super Fighter Terrified NATO. Then a Soviet Pilot Stole One.
popularmechanics.com

In the 1950s, rather than integrate some public schools, Virginia closed them
theguardian.com

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends a Beautiful Picture Postcard From Mars
scitechdaily.com

Promising new electric iodine thruster passes key test in orbit
space.com

Dancer, singer, activist, spy: the extraordinary life of Josephine Baker
webdoc.france24.com

Why some people find it harder to be happy
theconversation.com

Peter Jackson on how Tolkien stopped a Beatles LOTR film
bbc.com

CERN Physicists Detect Collider Neutrinos for First Time
sci-news.com

Why Whistleblower Frances Haugen Decided to Take on Facebook
time.com • (see also)

Archaeologists unearth mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old in Peru
theguardian.com

Fashion History’s Most Flustering Flex: The Codpiece
messynessychic.com

Logbooks linked to Antarctic explorers Shackleton and Scott found in storage room
theguardian.com

Gallery: A Visit to Churchill, Manitoba, During Polar-Bear Season
theatlantic.com • (see also)

If We Find Fossils On Mars, They Could Be Fake, Scientists Warn
popularmechanics.com

Dark side of Black Friday: the major drawbacks with this shopping bonanza
theconversation.com

A rare look inside the Smithsonian’s secret storerooms
nationalgeographic.com

Why Euler’s Number Is Just the Best
quantamagazine.org

In the quantum realm, not even time flows as you might expect
phys.org • (see also)

‘My Day in Zoom Court’: Virtual Trials Are a Better Option for Sexual Assault Survivors
thewalrus.ca

The Ugliest Airplane: An Appreciation
airspacemag.com

NASA Is Practicing Asteroid Deflection. You Know, Just in Case.
theatlantic.com

Post haste: Alabama police investigate mystery of ravine full of FedEx packages
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Spy Who Never Was
crimereads.com • (see also)

‘Tis the Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA, so we’ll be off for most of the day. Here is a Thanksgiving-related article
damninteresting.com

On this day in 1703 “The Great Storm” threatened an important piece of experimental architecture
damninteresting.com

The world’s largest organism is slowly being eaten by deer
theconversation.com

Video: The mystery of Siberia’s 2,500-year-old ‘Ice Maiden’ [06:06]
bbc.com

Ultrashort laser pulses shred superbugs without harming human cells
newatlas.com

Magnetic Anomaly in New Mexico Reveals an Invisible Signature of Meteorite Impacts
sciencealert.com

This webcomic made it okay to be sad online. Then its artist vanished.
inputmag.com

Do babies cry in the womb?
livescience.com

Amazon’s never-ending fake reviews problem, explained
cnet.com

Exotic Four-Quark Particle Spotted at Large Hadron Collider
scientificamerican.com

Why cellular agriculture could be the future of farming
bbc.com

What We Will Never Know
gizmodo.com

One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long
phys.org

Mammoth tusk recovered from an unlikely place: the bottom of the ocean
cnn.com

How the Rosetta Stone Yielded Its Secrets
newyorker.com

Priceless Roman mosaic spent 50 years as a coffee table in New York apartment
theguardian.com

A Woman Pleads Guilty to Using RentAHitman.Com to Try to Kill Her Ex-Husband for $5,000
gizmodo.com